Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-02-03
JUDGE BEATTY HEARD FROM
HE DISPROvES THE CHARGE OF
FORGERY,

IOW8rQ All YafueS interested - A
Fee and Salary Bill that Will Save
the County Fully $4,000 Per An.
num-Etc.
BOISE Cry, Jan. 20, 1887.
! To THE Enron OF TIE TrMEs:--
had not intended making any reply
to the publication of General Roberts.
A noisy and bloodless newspaper war
may be the proper means of notifying
the world of our existence and i'm
portance, but am not OH dress pa
rade before the public or looking for
ward to favors from it; neither have
l time for such petty controversies
and this is my apology for not reply
ing to the many recent letters from
friends, approving my actions.
Of course l did not expect, when
writing friendly and private letter
to Gen. R., it would be published,
and much less be accompanied with
an Intentionally insulting reply. do
not know from what code such man.
ners or morals are drawn. l have
always supposed gentleman would
not make public the private letter OF
any person without consent. How
ever, there was nothing in my letter
that does me harm, and l do not fear
any fatal effect from the reply, as
much as it may exalt its writer.
| Since l have been here, l have
done only that which thought would
benefit the Territory and my county,
and have not thought of myself.
While neglecting my own business,
and here trying to do what deem of
public benefit, and almost without
compensation, it is not very generous
| in newspapers there to publish that
which they know was intended to
damage me. There may be some who
would construe my silence as an ad-
mission that General Roberts had at
last struck vein of truth; for such,
and not for him, this is intended, as |
have not noticed he has retracted his
false statements, although informed
by his friends they were untrue.
When I came here, it was with the
intention of preparing a general fee
system, hut l soon learned that Mr.
Jordan, of Cassia, had prepared 8
salary bill. He introduced it early it
the session. This is the same bill
which is credited to me. l had moth
ing whatever to do with it, and never
saw or advised concerning it unit
after it vas introduced. It was re
ferred to the judiciary Committee
where it was amended, afterward
printed, and brought up for consider
alton. Seeing it could never b.
agreed upon, proposed that it G.
back to the committee, and substi
tute be prepared, providing for
maximum and minimum salary 70
Or each Office, between which the Count
Commissioners could select. The ad
~ vantage of this plan is, that if tn
Commissioners fixed the salaries to
IS high, the people would hang then
and if too low, the officers woul
We hang them. Between the two, W
in would get rid of three county officer
and economizc that far, at least. TT
AT proposition was not at first accepted
40 but since has been, and in the Counc
T. a bill has now been agreed upc
op which provides for the principal of
GERS in Alturas as follows:
he Sherif-$4OO0 to $4,000; for kee
ne ing prisoners, 81 to $3.50 per da
ho and for jailer, $3.50 to 1926 per ola
District Attorney-$2500 to $500
~, ri and travelling expenses, and $1,000 t
ar assistants, if he employs any.
Probate Judge-$S0O to $1,000.
ers Recorder and Auditor--S9O0
ate $1,000.
11o' Assessor to 6 per cent. on
taxes, including school.
bor If this bill becomes law, it W
oes be for the Commissioners to fix t
on amount between these extremes.
em has become a law since the above W
~, written.-ED.
,<ts The above cover only the servi'
ast performed by the officers for
to county.
The revised statutes, which w
and prepared by Johnson, Gray and n
sui self, were submitted to the I.egislat
'as and introduced in the Council. !